Louisiana Supreme Court issued the following announcement on Sept. 23.
Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice John L. Weimer, acting under the authority of Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure Article 958, and considering the state of emergency declared by Governor John Bel Edwards as a result of then-Tropical Storm Ida on August 26, 2021 in Proclamation Number 165 JBE 2021 and the disruption that the damage from Hurricane Ida continues to cause, released the following order regarding certain deadlines in six parishes.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. Emergency suspension of time limitations. All time periods, limitations, and delays pertaining to the initiation, continuation, prosecution, defense, appeal, and post-conviction relief of any prosecution of any state or municipal criminal, juvenile, wildlife, or traffic matter within the parishes of Lafourche, Orleans, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. John the Baptist, Terrebonne, are hereby suspended for a period of 30 days commencing from September 26, 2021.
“The Justices of the Supreme Court are aware of the challenges in the most severely impacted areas and commend the judges and public officials who have accepted the challenges to insure that citizens continue to be served by our system of justice,” said Chief Justice Weimer. In executing this Order on behalf of the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice added that it is intended to provide relief where needed, but otherwise, “this Order does not prevent courts from moving forward if all parties are willing and able to do so.”
Original source can be found here.